Body-mounted camera / Snorricam
How to prompt a body-mounted camera / snorricam shot in AI video
Camera fixed to the subject; the world moves around them. To get it, describe your scene first, then add the recipe below as its own sentence. It names the move, its speed, what stays fixed and how the shot ends.
Best for: Disorientation and intensity — the subject still, the world reeling.
The recipe
body-mounted Snorricam. Movement: keep the camera fixed relative to the subject torso or face while the subject moves. Speed: match the subject body motion. Framing: keep the subject close, centered and facing the camera as the background moves around them. End: finish with the subject still locked in frame.
How to prompt a body-mounted camera / snorricam shot in AI video
- 01
Describe the shot
Write one or two sentences for the subject, setting and light before any camera language.
- 02
Add the body-mounted camera / snorricam recipe
Append the recipe as its own sentence: "Camera: body-mounted Snorricam. Movement: keep the camera fixed relative to the subject torso or face while the subject moves. Speed: match the subject body motion. Framing: keep the subject close, centered and facing the camera as the background moves around them. End: finish with the subject still locked in frame."
- 03
Keep one move per shot
Remove any other camera instructions so the model commits to a single, readable move.
- 04
Generate and review the ending
Check the final frame matches the End line. If the move drifts, shorten the clip or restate what must stay fixed.